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Wigan road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,148 road traffic collisions in Wigan in 1986, and 1,488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (1,203), and casualties rose from 1,452.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 41,505 collisions in Wigan.

Collisions in 1986
1,148
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,488
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
18
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wigan in 1986

1.6% of collisions in Wigan in 1986 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.4% and 13% in Wigan from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.6%
  • Serious18216%
  • Slight94883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.2%
  • Serious20814%
  • Slight1,26285%

Wigan road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wigan, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,493 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,148, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025219275
2024275337
2023222267
2022238288
2021255324
2020234309
2019305409
2018300380
2017342448
2016237317
2015248354
2014325448
2013331465
2012416573
2011470672
2010509678
2009624890
2008694940
20077611,020
20069091,281
20059171,263
20049951,360
20031,1181,529
20021,1931,727
20011,2711,814
20001,2691,799
19991,2961,840
19981,3911,977
19971,3801,956
19961,3501,881
19951,3111,765
19941,3311,824
19931,3481,869
19921,3671,854
19911,3831,821
19901,4932,011
19891,3831,819
19881,3661,806
19871,2441,584
19861,1481,488
19851,2031,452
19841,1221,405
19831,1951,459
19821,2211,556
19811,1171,361
19801,1071,412
19791,0721,373

When and where crashes happen in Wigan in 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (14%)
  • Tuesday173 (15%)
  • Wednesday147 (13%)
  • Thursday178 (16%)
  • Friday189 (16%)
  • Saturday162 (14%)
  • Sunday142 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59202 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59302 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59195 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59130 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (6.8%)
  • February75 (6.5%)
  • March86 (7.5%)
  • April77 (6.7%)
  • May109 (9.5%)
  • June87 (7.6%)
  • July87 (7.6%)
  • August103 (9%)
  • September96 (8.4%)
  • October127 (11%)
  • November113 (9.8%)
  • December110 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight788 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit325 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds877 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds193 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry673 (59%)
  • Wet or damp440 (38%)
  • Frost or ice30 (2.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,010 (88%)
  • 40 mph41 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph42 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph52 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway959 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road65 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wigan in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant635 (43%)
  • Pedestrian389 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist250 (17%)
  • Cyclist116 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1096 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 15129 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20348 (23%)
  • 21 to 25215 (14%)
  • 26 to 35202 (14%)
  • 36 to 45154 (10%)
  • 46 to 55100 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6575 (5%)
  • 66 to 7568 (4.6%)
  • Over 7533 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider723 (49%)
  • Pedestrian389 (26%)
  • Passenger376 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,268 (68%)
  • Motorcycle256 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (5%)
  • Bus or coach65 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (2.8%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wigan in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 in Wigan

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wigan ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wigan had the 50th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wigan with the most crashes in 1986

The A577 had the most collisions in Wigan in 1986: 126, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wigan, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA577126157216
2ndA4991132116
3rdA5727689010
4thA579455924
5thB5238426309
6thA573405305
7thA580396233
8thA58374307
9thB5206365007
10thA578303603
11thA571294017
12thB5207253214
13thB5375252804
14thM6254427
15thB5239193201
16thB5215142002
17thA574131505
18thA52099901
19thA50826701
20thA51066912

Towns in Wigan: crashes in 1986

Wigan itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 293.

Postcode districts in Wigan: crashes in 1986

WN7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wigan in 1986: 187.

Latest crashes in Wigan in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Wigan in 1986, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Wigan road accidents in other years